Where does “mnich” come from?
mnich (Old Czech) comes from Old High German munih, from Vulgar Latin monicus, from Late Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
Ancestry of “mnich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | munih | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | monicus | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | monachus | monk |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |
Words derived from “mnich”